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Opposition Protests in Venezuela Worry Not A Few Ordinary Cubans / Ivan Garcia

One way or another, the street protests taking place recently in Venezuela are being noticed in Cuba.  The most nervous are the olive green autocrats. According to a low-ranking party official, since the death of Hugo Chavez, the regime has had several contingency plans in its drawer, in case the situation in Venezuela were not … Continue reading “Opposition Protests in Venezuela Worry Not A Few Ordinary Cubans / Ivan Garcia”

An Old Method / Fernando Damaso

Photo Peter Deel In relation to the ongoing tense situation in Venezuela, the Cuban government and its Government Organisations unceasingly make declarations of support and solidarity with the government and the people of that country, bundling them up together, as if those who are protesting and joining in demonstrations are not a part of that … Continue reading “An Old Method / Fernando Damaso”

Raul Castro Feels the Silk of Obama’s White Gloves / Angel Santiesteban

Video capture I’m sure that it must have been embarrassing for U.S. president Barack Obama to have greeted the Cuban dictator, but I can’t but admit that it was a brave act: the delicate cross of the white gloves in the face of the adversary. The alternative would have left much to desire and been … Continue reading “Raul Castro Feels the Silk of Obama’s White Gloves / Angel Santiesteban”

War-Time Opportunists / Pablo Pascual Mendez Pina

In Cuba the practice of wasting time is a daily phenomenon. It evaporates in conversations on the street corner, in workplaces, while waiting for buses, resolving bureaucratic problems, reading the newspaper Granma, looking for bargains in the farmers’ markets and “building socialism,” which is like a long road from one form of capitalism to another. … Continue reading “War-Time Opportunists / Pablo Pascual Mendez Pina”

The Era Is Giving Birth to a Bicycle / Pablo Pascual Mendez Pina

Faced with the debacle of urban transport, the Government will implement an emergency plan that includes the use of bicycles as an alternative for personal mobility, a measure that dusts off the bloody years of the “Special Period.” In the Council of Ministers meeting held on Saturday June 29 in the MINFAR (Ministry of the … Continue reading “The Era Is Giving Birth to a Bicycle / Pablo Pascual Mendez Pina”

A Pending Subject / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada

May, Havana, Cuba. FROM www.cubanet.org The process of transition towards democracy, in authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, should be included as a subject within the Political Science field, because of the worldwide vast experiences gained from recent history, especially in European countries. The fall of Communism in the Euro-Asian continent was undoubtedly one of the major events … Continue reading “A Pending Subject / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada”

Czeslaw Milosz / Miguel Iturría Savón

Among the writers neglected by Cuban publishers are famous novelists, poets and essayists of Eastern Europe who triumphed in Paris, London or New York, where they settled after bypassing the censorship and the subordination of the intellectual to power. Recently, we analyze the legacy of Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran, honored in 2011 for his centennial, … Continue reading “Czeslaw Milosz / Miguel Iturría Savón”

Ticket to (Another) Paradise / Ernesto Morales Licea

The landing gear descended and, as vertiginous as it is, rushed his body into the daylight. Hanging upside down, cut by irons and cables, semi naked, the torso of a Cuban greeted Barajas’ airport with his halo of death and desperation. That torso was only 23 years old. Nobody likes the word: desperation is an … Continue reading “Ticket to (Another) Paradise / Ernesto Morales Licea”

MININT Cyber Lecture Video – English Transcript

Enemy Campaigns and The Politics of Confrontation with Counterrevolutionary Groups Download a PDF of this transcript here. La ciber policia en Cuba from Coral Negro on Vimeo. Presenter: Eduardo Fontes Suárez Introduction The title more or less says it all, we can adjust [the talk to meet] your interests, comrades, when it’s time for discussion. … Continue reading “MININT Cyber Lecture Video – English Transcript”

A Shared Guilt / Fernando Dámaso

In recent years the topic of global ecology and global warming has been on the table. Unfortunately, no decisive results have been achieved, despite the number of meetings and countless hours devoted to the problem. It appears the solutions are not as simple as they appear in articles and books. To solve a complex problem … Continue reading “A Shared Guilt / Fernando Dámaso”